Monday, September 28, 2015

Alcohol Inks & Micro-fine Glitter Dust

When I set out to make the sheets for these pieces, I had something else in mind. Though the result was not what I had expected, it turned out to be a lovely surprise. If you could hold these pieces up close, you'd see that the colors seem to float above the polymer base. The colors don't have defined edges, rather they blur and blend together.
The sheet stack consisted of a base of pearl clay, a layer of gold composite leaf, a thin layer of translucent polymer, and a "sprinkling" of white pearl micro-glitter. I then colored the short stack with alcohol inks. I didn't realize that I'd used a bit too much micro-glitter on the surface, so the colors melded some during baking. Then, when I used Magic Gloss to seal the surface, some of the alcohol ink-imbedded glitter rose from the background and mixed with the gloss. The look is really sparkly and the colors seem to glow. I like the way these turned out. Now my question is whether I can actually reproduce the effect...

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Art and creativity are an important part of my life. I love making things - and I love to teach. I feel so fortunate to have found mediums which allow me to do both! I enjoy working in beadweaving, PMC, polymer and porcelain, though recently polymer and beadweaving have "taken over" my time and attention.
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